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Translingual
Han character
驕 (Kangxi radical 187, 馬+12, 22 strokes, cangjie input 尸火竹大月 (SFHKB), four-corner 72327, composition ⿰馬喬)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1445, character 25
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 45008
- Dae Jaweon: page 1969, character 30
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4577, character 12
- Unihan data for U+9A55
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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驕
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*krew
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嬌
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*krew, *krewʔ, *ɡrew
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憍
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*krew, *kʰrew
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穚
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*krew
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鷮
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*krew, *ɡrew
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蕎
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*krew, *ɡrew
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喬
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*krew, *ɡrew
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簥
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*krew
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撟
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*krew, *krewʔ
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矯
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*krewʔ
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鱎
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*krewʔ
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敽
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*krewʔ
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蟜
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*krewʔ, *ɡrew
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譑
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*krewʔ, *kʰews
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蹻
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*krewʔ, *kʰew, *ɡrew, *kewɢ, *ɡewɢ
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繑
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*kʰew
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鞽
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*kʰrew
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趫
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*kʰrew, *ɡrew
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嘺
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*ɡew
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橋
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*ɡrew
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僑
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*ɡrew
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鐈
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*ɡrew
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毊
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*ɡrew, *qʰrew
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轎
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*ɡrew, *ɡrews
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嶠
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*ɡrews
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獢
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*qʰrew
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屩
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*kewɢ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *krew): semantic 馬 (“horse”) + phonetic 喬 (OC *krew, *ɡrew)
Etymology
Cognate with 喬 (OC *krew, *ɡrew, “tall; lofty”), 憍 (OC *krew, “to lift the head”), 撟 (OC *krewʔ, “to lift”), and 嶠 (OC *ɡrews, “peak”). Beyond these, 高 (OC *kaːw, “high; tall”) and 蹻 (OC *krewʔ, “martial; vigorous”) could be allofams (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
Note:
- giao1 - Shantou;
- giou1 - Chaozhou.
- Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Jiading, Songjiang, Chongming, Suzhou, Changzhou, Jiaxing, Tongxiang, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Ningbo)
- (Jinhua)
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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驕
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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10326
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Phonetic component
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喬
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Rime group
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宵
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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驕
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Old Chinese
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/*krew/
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Definitions
驕
- (likely obsolete) large horse
- haughty; arrogant
南有大漢,北有強胡。胡者,天之驕子也,不為小禮以自煩。
南有大汉,北有强胡。胡者,天之骄子也,不为小礼以自烦。 - From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- Nán yǒu Dàhàn, běi yǒu Qiánghú. Hú zhě, tiān zhī jiāozǐ yě, bùwèi xiǎolǐ yǐ zìfán.
- In the South there is/are the Great Han; in the North there are the Strong Hu. The Hu are Heaven's proud children; not self-bothered by minor rites.
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
驕
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
驕 (eum 교 (gyo))
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Vietnamese
Han character
驕: Hán Nôm readings: kiêu
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